Get ready to sweeten your Pokémon GO adventure as Bounsweet takes center stage for its Community Day on May 19, 2024! For three hours, this adorable Fruit Pokémon will flood the wild, boosting your chances to catch shiny variants, earn double candy, and enjoy exclusive bonuses like extended Incense and Lure durations. Whether you’re aiming for a perfect IV Bounsweet or evolving into a High Jump Kick-wielding Tsareena, this event promises a fruitful day for every Trainer.
How do I catch a shiny Bounsweet?
To catch a shiny Bounsweet in Pokémon GO, the best opportunity is during its Community Day event, which is scheduled for May 19, 2024, from 2 PM to 5 PM local time. During this event, Bounsweet will spawn in large numbers with significantly increased shiny rates-around 1 in 24 compared to the usual 1 in 500. To maximize your chances, use Incense and Lure Modules to boost spawns, and employ the Fast Catch technique to quickly check many Bounsweets for shiny variants. After the main event, you can also participate in Steenee raids from 5 PM to 10 PM for additional shiny opportunities. Collecting candies during the event will help you evolve shiny Bounsweet into shiny Steenee and Tsareena, which can learn exclusive moves if evolved during or shortly after the event.
As per old research by the now-defunct website The Silph Road (via Wayback Machine), Shiny rates on Community Days are about 1 in 24, which means that if you keep playing throughout the three-hour window, you should find quite a few shiny Pokémon.
If you’re short on time or Poké Balls, you can pop an Incense, then quickly tap each Bounsweet to check for shiny ones, running from any that aren’t shiny. Notably, any Bounsweet you’ve already tapped will face where your player is standing, so that should help you identify which ones you may have already checked.
What Community Day move does Bounsweet’s evolution learn?
During Pokémon GO’s Bounsweet Community Day, evolving Steenee into Tsareena between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. local time-or up to five hours afterward-grants Tsareena the exclusive Charged Attack High Jump Kick, a Fighting-type move unique to this event. This move provides Tsareena with valuable Fighting-type coverage, enhancing its versatility in battles.
If you evolve Steenee into Tsareena between 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. in your local time, it will learn the charged move High Jump Kick.
If you miss out on evolving it during this period, you will likely be able to evolve it during a Community Day weekend event in December to get High Jump Kick. If you don’t want to wait, you can use an Elite TM to get the move.
How does Tsareena do in the meta?
Tsareena holds a modest but respectable position in the Pokémon GO meta, particularly in PvP Great and Ultra Leagues. Its new Community Day exclusive charged move, High Jump Kick, adds significant Fighting-type damage potential, allowing it to counter popular Steel, Normal, and Dark-type Pokémon effectively. This move enhances Tsareena’s performance in various shield scenarios, making it a viable choice against meta staples like Bastiodon, Registeel, and Umbreon. However, Tsareena remains vulnerable to common types such as Fire, Bug, Flying, Ice, and Poison, and it faces stiff competition from other Grass-types like Roserade and Mega Sceptile. While not a top-tier pick, Tsareena can be a useful and budget-friendly option for trainers lacking access to more powerful Grass-type or Fighting-type Pokémon in PvP battles.
In terms of PvE (raids and gyms), Tsareena is behind the usual powerful attackers like Kartana and most shadow and Mega starters (Mega Sceptile, Mega Venusaur, Shadow Venusaur, Shadow Torterra – you get the gist). However, it sits among Roserade and Chesnaught in terms of power. So if you usually use these two and don’t have the resources to invest into Megas, Legendaries, and Shadows, then Tsareena is worth having with Magical Leaf and Grass Knot.
While High Jump Kick will give Tsareena some range in PvP, it’s still likely not worth using outside of specialized cups and tournaments.
How do I make the most of Bounsweet Community Day?
To make the most of Bounsweet Community Day in Pokémon GO, focus on maximizing the event’s bonuses and opportunities. Participate actively from 2 to 5 p.m. local time to catch increased wild Bounsweet spawns with a higher chance of encountering shiny variants. Use Incense and Lure Modules, which last for three hours during the event, to boost spawns further. Place eggs in incubators to benefit from the 1/4 egg hatch distance bonus and catch as many Bounsweet as possible to earn double candy and double XL candy if you are level 31 or higher. Evolve Steenee into Tsareena between 2 and 10 p.m. to obtain the exclusive charged move High Jump Kick. After the main event, participate in four-star Steenee raids from 5 to 10 p.m. to trigger more Bounsweet spawns around the raid gym. Also, take advantage of special research tasks, field research rewards, and the opportunity for an additional special trade with reduced Stardust cost. Finally, consider mega evolving Grass-type Pokémon like Mega Venusaur or Mega Sceptile to gain extra candy per catch.
The following bonuses will be active during Bounsweet Community Day:
- 1⁄4 hatch distance for eggs placed into Incubators during the event
- Doubled candy for catching Pokémon
- Doubled chance for level 31 trainers to get XL candy from catching Pokémon
- Incense lasts three hours
- Lure Modules lasts three hours
- Bounsweet special photobombs when taking snapshots
- One additional special trade
- Stardust cost halved for trading
That said, you should definitely put your eggs in Incubators and pop an Incense and try to nab some powerful Bounsweet.
If you can Mega EvolveVenusaur, Sceptile, Groudon, or Abomasnow, you’ll score additional Bounsweet Candy per catch.
In addition to all this, Niantic is still running special four-star raids from 5-10 p.m., where if you clear the Steenee raid, Bounsweet will spawn in a 300-meter radius around the gym for 30 minutes. These raids cannot be done remotely. If the usual 2-5 p.m. spawn increase doesn’t get you the Bounsweet you wanted, you can try raiding for another chance.
What strategies can help me catch Bounsweet more efficiently on Community Day
To catch Bounsweet more efficiently during Community Day, follow these strategies:
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Use Incense and Lure Modules activated at the event start to maximize spawn rates, as these bonuses last for three hours during the event.
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Play in areas with many PokéStops to take advantage of event-specific Field Research tasks that reward additional Bounsweet encounters and items.
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Save your Field Research completions until the event begins to benefit from the increased Bounsweet spawns and rewards.
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Stack 12 km and 10 km eggs before the event to exploit the 1/4 egg hatch distance bonus, which helps you hatch more eggs and earn extra Stardust while catching Bounsweet.
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Use a Grass-type Mega Evolution (like Venusaur or Sceptile) at level 3 to gain extra Candy and Candy XL from catches.
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Focus on making Great Curveball throws to complete special research tasks and increase catch efficiency.
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Participate in Steenee raids after Community Day hours (5-10 p.m. local time) to get more Bounsweet spawns and additional shiny check opportunities.
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Avoid catching Pokémon before the event starts to ensure all catches count as Bounsweet during the event.
These tips will help you maximize your Bounsweet catch rate, shiny chances, and event rewards.
How can I use raids to increase my Bounsweet spawn chances during Community Day
To increase your Bounsweet spawn chances using raids during Community Day, participate in the special four-star Steenee raids that start immediately after the three-hour Community Day event ends, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time. Upon defeating a Steenee raid, a boosted number of Bounsweet will appear around the Gym that hosted the raid for 30 minutes within a 300-meter radius, giving you an extended window to catch more Bounsweet and check for shiny variants.
Keep in mind that these raids require Raid Passes or Premium Battle Passes and cannot be joined remotely. This method is especially useful if you missed catching enough Bounsweet during the main event hours or want additional shiny hunting opportunities with the same boosted shiny rates as during the Community Day event itself.
